what is an asn? short answer: it’s how the internet stays organized.
longer answer: it’s a number assigned to networks so they can exchange routing info via BGP (the protocol that keeps the internet glued together).
if you’re not running a network that needs to announce its own IP space, you prob don’t need one.
but if you’re into networking, learning about ASNs is a must.
cloudflare has a great blog post breaking it down in simple terms—google "cloudflare what is an asn".
longer answer: it’s a number assigned to networks so they can exchange routing info via BGP (the protocol that keeps the internet glued together).
if you’re not running a network that needs to announce its own IP space, you prob don’t need one.
but if you’re into networking, learning about ASNs is a must.
cloudflare has a great blog post breaking it down in simple terms—google "cloudflare what is an asn".